From owner-freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 25 00:34:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA7821065686 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:34:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bright@elvis.mu.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D42428FC1A for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:34:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bright@elvis.mu.org) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1192) id CA7691A3C41; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:34:00 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:34:00 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein To: "M. Warner Losh" Message-ID: <20080925003400.GJ36572@elvis.mu.org> References: <200809201505.07947.hselasky@c2i.net> <20080920171021.GA42549@rink.nu> <20080920.212458.1649778615.imp@bsdimp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080920.212458.1649778615.imp@bsdimp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: intron@intron.ac, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [usb2] new usb stack and suser in CURRENT X-BeenThere: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD support for USB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:34:01 -0000 Warner is right. Apologies for being brief, I am quite busy, however, I'm trying to coordinate with Hans, I'm hoping we can try again next week. thank you, -Alfred * M. Warner Losh [080920 20:24] wrote: > In message: <20080920171021.GA42549@rink.nu> > Rink Springer writes: > : On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 09:59:09PM +0800, Intron is my alias on the Internet wrote: > : > How soon will the new USB stack be committed to the main source tree? > : > Since it can peacefully co-exist with the old one in a source tree, > : > why not commit it at once? > : > For a driver writer/porter, a "standard" version of the new USB stack > : > is needed for compiling/debugging. > : > : The main problem was that the new stack would be imported just days > : after the new TTY layer was committed, which caused a lot of resistance > : (which makes sense, as debugging problems would become much harder). I > : believe Alfred, who would be doing the import, went on vacation a few > : weeks after. > > This timeline isn't quite right. > > The concerns over the new TTY drivers and usb weren't relevant. There > were a number of other issues that ran out the clock for Alfred's free > time to commit this before his vacation. After he got back, he hasn't > had the time to commit. I personally said I'd deal with the new TTY > layer and usb (at least ucom). I fixed a few nits that ed overlooked > in a couple devices he didn't have in the old stack. > > : Personally, since we have the new TTY layer for some time now, I think > : it would be good if Alfred (CC'ed) would attempt to request this import > : again, if his time permits. > > I'd like to see this. I know he's very busy at work, but hope he has > some time to cope with this. I'd do it, but all my FreeBSD time these > days is booked up with MIPS, ARM and a paper for EuroBSDCon. > > Warner > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-usb@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-usb > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-usb-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- - Alfred Perlstein